Susan Grissom has been immersed in art since childhood. Originally from the South, she relocated to New York in the late 1970s, where she studied restoration arts and built a career as a special effects painter for Smallbone of Devizes and the Clive Christian Collection. Over the years, Susan’s artistic journey has taken her across the United States and Europe, transforming interiors with her creative vision.

After settling in the area, Susan expanded her practice at Silvermine and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, mastering painting, printmaking, intaglio, and collage. Her dedication to the arts led her to an internship at the historic Estate of Spannocchia in Siena, Italy. She has curated exhibitions at the Maritime Center Garage Space in Norwalk, served as Co-Curator for Art Show Bedford for several years, and was Gallery Director and Curator at the Lionheart Gallery and in Pound Ridge until 2017.

Susan currently works from her studio at Firing Circuits Studios in Norwalk, a vibrant community housed in the former Dresden Lace Factory. Her recent work centers on mixed media collages that celebrate the hidden beauty in everyday materials. In addition to her visual art, Susan is also an accomplished writer of poetry and hybrid literary pieces.

In 2023 she had an Autumn artist residency at South Porch Artist Residency in South Carolina